The guy with the gun grew to become and saw me. His eyes have been so cold. I ran. I ran quicker than I ever had before. My legs hurt, my lungs burned, but I could not forestall.
I could pay attention to him behind me. He was getting closer. I became a corner and determined myself trapped. A useless cease. This became it. I was going to die.
I grew to become round, shaking. He came there, gun pointed at me. I closed my eyes, expecting to quit.
But not anything passed off.
I opened my eyes. He changed into just... Looking at me. His face had been modified. He seemed burdened, nearly soft.
"Please," I whispered. "I might not inform every person. I swear."
He decreased the gun. "Get out of right here," he growled. "Forget what you noticed. Or subsequent times, I won't hesitate."
I nodded, tears in my eyes. He stepped apart, and I ran past him. I failed to stop strolling until I changed into a domestic door locked at the back of me.
As I slid right down to the ground, crying, I couldn't shake the picture of his eyes. They'd been so difficult before everything, then so... Humans. Who became him? And why did he permit me to go?
I failed to sleep that night. Every time I closed my eyes, I noticed him. I saw the gun. I heard the shot. What had I gotten myself into?
Little did I recognize, this turned into simply the beginning.
A week passed. I tried to overlook that night, however I could not. I jumped at each sound. I felt like someone was constantly watching me.
Then, it passed off. I changed into closing up the gallery while a man got here. He smiled, but it wasn't pleasant.
"Aria Bellucci?" he requested. I nodded, scared. "You saw something you should not have. My boss isn't happy about that."
I subsidized it. "I-I do not know what you are speaking about."
He laughed. "Don't play dumb, sweetheart. You're coming with me."
I started to run, but he grabbed my arm. I screamed, looking to shrink back. Suddenly, the door burst open.
It changed him. The guy from the alley. He looked indignant, however not at me.
"Let her move," he growled.
The man keeping me laughed. "Or what, Luca? Are you going soft?"
Luca. So that became his name.
Luca moved so rapidly I barely saw it. One second the man was keeping me, the subsequent he became on the floor. Luca stood over him, eyes blazing.
"Touch her once more, and it'll be the last thing you do," Luca stated.
The guy scrambled up and ran out. I stood there, shaking. Luca came to me, his face softer now.
"Are you ok?" he requested.
I nodded, then felt my legs supply out. Luca struck me before I hit the ground. His palms had been sturdy, warm. I felt... Safe. How loopy became that?
"Why are you helping me?" I asked.
Luca sighed. "I should not be. But I can't let them hurt you. It's my fault you are in this mess."
"What mess? Who are these people?"
He looked at me, his eyes sad. "It's better if you do not know. But you are no longer secure right here anymore. You have to include me."
I shook my head. "No way. I do not even realize you."
"You don't have a choice," he said. "They'll keep coming for you. I'm your best chance."
I wanted to argue, however deep down, I knew he was right. I was scared, but something about Luca made me agree with him. Maybe I became crazy.
"Okay," I whispered. "What will we do?"
Luca helped me up. "Pack a bag. You're staying with me for some time."
As we left the gallery, I appeared lower back. My normal existence turned into over. I stepped into a global I failed to apprehend, with a person I slightly knew.
But when Luca took my hand, I felt a spark. This risky gentleman was now my protector. And perhaps, simply maybe, something extra.
What I failed to recognize then changed into how complicated matters could get. Luca had secrets and techniques, massive ones. And those secrets and techniques were about to show both our lives the other way up.
As we drove away into the night, I couldn't help but be surprised: turned into I making the largest mistake of my life, or the most excellent decision I'd ever made?
Only time could tell. But one component became for certain - not anything would ever be the equal once more.